Consumable, sharable, predictable: Developing the protocols for standardized data
The services of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) may have their distinctive colours and historic insignia, but increasingly their data...
The worm’s role in green munitions
In an ongoing effort to address a technological problem, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has been working in...
Selling a SAR solution, not an aircraft
Shortly before he moved to the new post of Justice Minister in this summer’s Cabinet shuffled, former Defence Minister Peter...
A different dynamic: Executive engagement on defence procurement
As the organization in National Defence responsible for procurement and management of all materiel, the 4,500-person Materiel Group oversees a...
Forming the future joint network
LGen André Deschamps, former commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, once described the joint C4ISR initiative as the Holy...
Partnering in operations: The Special Forces global network
During a presentation to the Conference of Defence Associations in February, Admiral William McRaven, Commander of the United States Special...
The roadmap for public safety communications
Many emergency responders in Canada, including members of the Canadian Forces, continue to have significant challenges to talk to each...
TIC3 Air: Paving the Air Force information highway
We may be entering the era of Big Data, but data is only as valuable as the network it is...
Defence renewal: Seeking a better way of doing business
“Finding efficiencies” might be an overused cliché, but allied defence forces from Australia to the United States have undertaken significant...
Emerging technologies: Innovative Canadian military applications
First announced as part of Budget 2010 to help bridge the pre-commercialization gap, the federal government’s Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program...